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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

449 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.35B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 22

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.43M | Put options by funds: $2.17M

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 129

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.05B → $7.35B (+$1.3B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 422449 (+27)

3.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.02%36.04% (+3%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7372 (-1)

Holders
449
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+6.4%
% of All Funds
12.91%
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.37%
% of All Funds
2.07%
New
51
Increased
205
Reduced
129
Closed
22
Calls
$4.43M
Puts
$2.17M
Net Calls
+$2.26M
Net Calls Change
-$507K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.35B +$550M +7,193,016 +71%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.14B +$143M +1,874,111 +15%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$427M -$62.6K -819 -0%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$390M -$28.8M -376,564 -7%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$258M +$3.64M +47,541 +1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
6
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$231M +$9.26M +121,103 +4%
BCI
7
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$156M +$1.27M +16,591 +0.8%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$131M -$9.65M -126,218 -7%
HB
9
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$123M +$2.41M +31,482 +2%
DT
10
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$121M +$119M +1,552,880 New
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$118M +$5.2M +67,921 +5%
Bank of Montreal
12
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$101M -$24.8M -324,067 -20%
W
13
Wealthfront
California
$91M +$24.1M +315,326 +38%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$84.3M +$5.48M +71,607 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$81.1M -$4.17M -54,504 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$80.3M +$5.05M +66,018 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$72.5M +$5.64M +73,700 +9%
Vanguard Group
18
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$71.9M +$9.94M +129,944 +16%
JMPWA
19
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$67.1M -$3.52M -45,970 -5%
MG
20
MDE Group
New Jersey
$60.8M -$7.41M -96,816 -11%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$60.3M +$2.56M +33,404 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$59.9M +$1.75M +22,823 +3%
CIA
23
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$59.3M +$928K +12,138 +2%
GT
24
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$55.9M +$399K +5,219 +0.7%
CFA
25
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$55.1M -$3.03M -39,614 -5%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

449 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $7.35B — up 21% from $6.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new VIG positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $550M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $28.8M.

  • 449 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2014, up from 422 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $7.35B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $550M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $28.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.